Getting a Holland Lop to New Hampshire

Six days.

Good access to Boston veterinary care.

What the New Hampshire climate means for a Holland Lop

Cold winters and short mild summers. Heat is rarely a problem here. Winter is, particularly for an outdoor rabbit, and lop ears frostbite easily.

What New Hampshire owners should know

New Hampshire summers are short and mild and pose essentially no heat threat to a rabbit. The winter is the whole conversation, and it is cold enough that an outdoor rabbit needs serious shelter, with lop ears frostbiting before anything else. Veterinary access is decent in the southern part of the state and within reach of Boston, and it thins considerably as you go north into the White Mountains. If you are in the north country, identify your exotics vet before the rabbit arrives, because the drive is real.

Common questions

Is heat a concern for rabbits in New Hampshire?

Barely. Summers are short and mild and pose essentially no heat threat. The winter is the whole conversation, and lop ears frostbite before anything else.

Where can I find a rabbit vet in northern New Hampshire?

It thins considerably as you go north into the White Mountains. If you are in the north country, identify your exotics vet before the rabbit arrives, because the drive is real.

Before you buy

Two things are worth reading first, and both are the sort of thing a seller would rather you did not think about until after the sale.

• How long they actually live. Seven to fourteen years.
• What the first year actually costs. The rabbit is about a quarter of it.

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